* Describe your first student teaching context (school setting). What school are you at, what are some of its characteristics, and what classes are you teaching, and how are classes scheduled at your school?
* Explain one of your "stealth" objectives that you want to accomplish with your students and why.
My first student teaching context was split between Broad Rock Middle School, and East Greenwich High School. Broad rock uses a rotating schedule with 6 different types of days all with a different order of periods. Each period meets each day for 48 minutes. I taught 2 7th grade classes (covering the same material) and 2 8th grade classes (also covering the same material), so I had to prepare for two different lessons. This is a very new school, however next year the school will be exclusively for 6th grade as the 7th and 8th graders are moving to Curtis Corner. The building is very bright and well lit. The halls a adorned with art work from both the students and faculty. The building is very inviting and makes a great learning environment.
At East Greenwich the rotating schedule had 5 different days, one for each day of the week. Each class meets for 55 minutes 4 times each week for most classes. Some classes and some study halls meet less often. Here I taught 4 freshman level classes, all of which learned the same material. This school has been around since the 60s or so. It is darker and not as vibrant as my previous placement at Broad Rock. The school also needs a number of renovations. The school has major issues with plumbing and I recently found out that the lab benches contained asbestos. Thankfully these concerns are being addressed and if you have the opportunity to teach there you might be in a renovated room. Also, a good deal of construction has been going on in the fields. While this served as a constant distraction to my classroom, the athletic department is glad to have a brand new track.
My stealth objective in both settings is to get students to realize that science is going on all around them at all times. From the light shining from the sun to earth to the inner workings of their circulatory system, science surrounds us. By tying EVERY topic to real life examples makes science real to students and hopefully gets them to ask questions. When they realize that science is everywhere, they can start to question the every day things that they would normally just accept, like how do my glasses help me see better or how does a microwave work? Getting students to see how science effects their lives encourages them to go out of their way to find the science in life.
* Describe your first student teaching context (school setting). What school are you at, what are some of its characteristics, and what classes are you teaching, and how are classes scheduled at your school?
* Explain one of your "stealth" objectives that you want to accomplish with your students and why.
My first student teaching context was split between Broad Rock Middle School, and East Greenwich High School. Broad rock uses a rotating schedule with 6 different types of days all with a different order of periods. Each period meets each day for 48 minutes. I taught 2 7th grade classes (covering the same material) and 2 8th grade classes (also covering the same material), so I had to prepare for two different lessons. This is a very new school, however next year the school will be exclusively for 6th grade as the 7th and 8th graders are moving to Curtis Corner. The building is very bright and well lit. The halls a adorned with art work from both the students and faculty. The building is very inviting and makes a great learning environment.
At East Greenwich the rotating schedule had 5 different days, one for each day of the week. Each class meets for 55 minutes 4 times each week for most classes. Some classes and some study halls meet less often. Here I taught 4 freshman level classes, all of which learned the same material. This school has been around since the 60s or so. It is darker and not as vibrant as my previous placement at Broad Rock. The school also needs a number of renovations. The school has major issues with plumbing and I recently found out that the lab benches contained asbestos. Thankfully these concerns are being addressed and if you have the opportunity to teach there you might be in a renovated room. Also, a good deal of construction has been going on in the fields. While this served as a constant distraction to my classroom, the athletic department is glad to have a brand new track.
My stealth objective in both settings is to get students to realize that science is going on all around them at all times. From the light shining from the sun to earth to the inner workings of their circulatory system, science surrounds us. By tying EVERY topic to real life examples makes science real to students and hopefully gets them to ask questions. When they realize that science is everywhere, they can start to question the every day things that they would normally just accept, like how do my glasses help me see better or how does a microwave work? Getting students to see how science effects their lives encourages them to go out of their way to find the science in life.